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Scientia's Blog: July 2008
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Monday, July 14, 2008. Reviews And Fairness Or How To Make Intel Look Good. I've had people complain that I've been too tough on Anand but in all honesty Anandtech is not the only website playing fast and loose with reviews. Anand has made a lot of mistakes lately that he has had to correct. But, aside from mistakes Anand clearly favors Intel. This is not hard to see. Go to the Anandtech home page. And there on the left just below the word "Galleries" is a hot button to the. All CPU and Chipset Articles.
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Scientia's Blog: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009. With the internet still flaky I had to make another call to customer service. They sent another cable technician who replaced the cable modem and now my connection is working much better. I also have some spare money but I'm still trying to figure out a new system. I guess I'm looking at something that would qualify as an AMD Dragon system:. Case: Cooler Master Storm Sniper. Power Supply: Antec Signature SG 850. Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe. Video card: ASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5...
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Scientia's Blog: February 2009
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Thursday, February 12, 2009. I've been looking over the example systems at Anandtech. For the most part they do make reasonable choices. However, sometimes they betray definite biases in either choice of processor or their desire for overclocking instead of practicality. For our next system we have a target of $1300. The example systems in this range are not very balanced. In particular the Intel system. This leaves the final two systems. We have the i7 Overclocking system. Author: Scientia from AMDZone.
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Scientia's Blog: October 2009
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Monday, October 26, 2009. Update on new system. Even with the stock HSF, AMD's Phenom II X3 720 is a nice overclocker. Case - Cooler Master Storm Sniper. Power Supply - Corsair Professional series 850 watts. Motherboard - Asus M4A785TD-V EVO. Processor - Phenom II X3 720 BE, stock HSF. Bus, 200 * 17 = 3.4 Ghz, auto voltage. NB, 200 * 12 = 2.4 Ghz, auto voltage. Memory - OCZ AMD Gold Edition, 4 DIMMs, Unganged. Total, 4 * 2 GB = 8 GB's. Clock, 667 Mhz, 1.45 volts. The problem was that the cooler’s h...
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Scientia's Blog: August 2008
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Is Anandtech Any Help In Selecting A Computer? In my last article I talked about trying to decide on a new computer system. My current plan is to put something together after I see how much difference Bloomfield and Deneb make. Information would be nice. According to Anandtech's graph above, the Q9300 draws less power than the E6750. This would be quite impressive if true. However, this graph is easily falsified because according to Intel the E6750 is 65 watts. These price cur...
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Scientia's Blog: September 2009
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Thursday, September 10, 2009. I waited to get enough spare money and then waited because of rumors of the 3.4 Ghz Phenom II 965. So, I decided to stop waiting and put together an interim system. CPU: Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (tri-core). Motherboard: Asus M4785TD-V EVO. Memory: 4 x 2GB DDR3 OCZ Gold AMD edition (capable of DDR3-1600). Power Supply: Corsair HX 850 W Professional Series (modular). Harddrives: Western Digital 640 GB, 1 TB, and a Western Digital Elements USB 1.5 TB external. 219 Mhz bas...
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Scientia's Blog: May 2011
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Sunday, May 29, 2011. I've had pretty good experiences with the three processors I purchased: the AMD PII X3 720 Black Edition, the AMD PII X4 965 Black Edition, and the Intel i5 750. I also had good experiences with the three graphic cards I purchased: an ATI HD 4650, and two ATI HD 5770's. I liked the three cases and the three power supplies. Author: Scientia from AMDZone. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Scientia's Blog: November 2009
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Friday, November 13, 2009. A First Look At AMD And Intel Stock Coolers. This is rundown of the stock coolers for the Intel i5 and AMD Phenom II processors that I have along with third party coolers. Click to enlarge any of the following images. On the left is the stock cooler for the Intel i5-750. On the right is the stock cooler for the AMD Phenom II X3 720. The Intel cooler weighs 250 grams while the AMD cooler weighs 280 grams. The Intel cooler has a larger fan. Here you can see that the base of the X...
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Scientia's Blog: December 2009
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Monday, December 14, 2009. New i5 Chip Improves Things Considerably: Stable 3.44 Ghz With Stock Cooler. My previous i5-750 processor turned out to be defective. I sent the chip back to NewEgg and got a prompt replacement. The new processor works much better and well within Intel's specs. Prime95 Small FFT Prime95 Large FFT OCCT Linpack. This is the defective i5-750 that I sent back. And, this is the new one. This is the outside unit setting on top of the video card. My Results So Far. I'll keep adding re...
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Scientia's Blog: January 2009
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Saturday, January 17, 2009. Seeking A New System. Finally, information is arriving on Phenom II (Shanghai) versus Penryn and i7 (Nehalem). It's time to start thinking about a new desktop. AMD's dual core Opteron and Athlon 64 X2 - Server/Desktop Performance Preview. Athlon Dual Core: Overclocking the 4200. The pricing, however, was a little hard to swallow with the range from just over $500 for the lowest-priced 4200 to around $1000 for the top-line . . . Affordable Dual Core from AMD: Athlon 64 X2 3800.
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